“Khreschatyk” Chamber Choir is a professional Mixed vocal body. The Choir was found in April 1994 and called after the central street of Kiev. The Choir acquired the status of ‘municipal’ in 1999, and has been financed by the Kievan Mayor’s Office s...  more“Khreschatyk” Chamber Choir is a professional Mixed vocal body. The Choir was found in April 1994 and called after the central street of Kiev. The Choir acquired the status of ‘municipal’ in 1999, and has been financed by the Kievan Mayor’s Office since then. In December 2009, the ensemble became ‘academic’. From February 2011 the official name “Khreschatyk” Academic Chamber Choir. Honoured Art Worker of Ukraine Larisa Bukhonskaya was the Choir founder and its Artistic Director until 2007. Since August 2007, after winning a representative contest, Pavel Struts, previously a long-standing Coryphaeus, became the Choir’s Artistic Director. The honorary title of Distinguished Artist of Ukraine was awarded to Pavel Struts in December 2009.  less

Cuore is an internationally award-winning auditioned Mixed-voice chamber choir based in Dublin, Ireland and conducted by Amy Ryan. We sing challenging and rewarding music in a friendly committed environment with a wide range of ages and nationalities....  moreCuore is an internationally award-winning auditioned Mixed-voice chamber choir based in Dublin, Ireland and conducted by Amy Ryan. We sing challenging and rewarding music in a friendly committed environment with a wide range of ages and nationalities. We have a particular affinity for contemporary classical music, having won prizes for interpretation at home and abroad, and regularly present Irish premieres at our Dublin concerts.  

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] What is a choir leader without a choir?   There are times when you won’t be able to be with your choir in person. Here are some things to help k...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   When I started my first ever choir, WorldSong, it was an open-access beginner’s choir and anyone who wanted to sing could join.   &nbs...

  (A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog Choral Clarity)     Eliminating the Choral Caste System:   As we aspire to have outstanding high school choral programs, it is easy to fall into the trap of pe...

In choral music, I found my tool for social change. Growing up in a Latin American country with a sociologist mother, I witnessed social injustice firsthand. I gained class consciousness and experienced crises personally. I'm talking about financial crise...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   It’s a dark January evening, cold and rainy, and we’re snuggled up in the warm eating our supper.     Choir starts in half an ho...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I run singing workshops all over the place (why not book me and try one?).   Photo by C. Moses   At some places the workshops are full and...

 [A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Back in 2012 The Guardian started a project called Six Songs of Me that asks which songs matter most to each of us on a personal level (the pro...

Anchorus Polyphonic Choir, was assembled by experienced chorists in February 2017. Their initial vision was to be a Turkish choir which is capable of making world class polyphonic music in Turkey and performing on international stages around the world. ...  moreAnchorus Polyphonic Choir, was assembled by experienced chorists in February 2017. Their initial vision was to be a Turkish choir which is capable of making world class polyphonic music in Turkey and performing on international stages around the world. The choir performed onstage for the first time on 12th August 2017, in the city of Batumi in Georgia. This concert was organized under the auspices of the Turkish consulate general in Batumi, in the concert hall of the Zakaria Paliashvili Music School. A selection of modern polyphonic songs from various cultures were performed and the performance received great praise from the audience. Then the choir respectively appeared in front of audiences in Ankara, Kastamonu and Adana, followeed by their participation in Turkey Choirs Festival in June. Then in August, Anchorus participated in the competition episode of the “Orhid Choir Festival” which was held in the town of Orhid in Macedonia. Anchorus has occasionally experienced sharing the stage with other choirs as...    less